Finger ring



March 2 1926. 1,574,826

L. LEHR FINGER RING Filed May 15, 1925 INVENTOR LOU/S LEHIQ HQ? ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 2, 1926.

UNITED srarrs PATENT; *oFFIcE.

LOUIS LEI-IR, OF BRIGHTON HEIGHTS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR '10 SIMON BRUN'ER, F

FAR ROCKAIX AY, NEW YORK. Q i

FINGER. RING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS LEHR, a citizen of the United States. and a resident of Brighton Heights, Staten Island, New

York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Finger Rings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to finger rings and more particularly to so-called signet rings.

In the jewelry art certain types of finger rings are known enerally as Signet rings. These. rings include a mount bearing an initial or other significant symbol in accordance with the desire of the individual owner. Y i

Inasmuch as an initial orsvmbol is nota tangible element, the term initial member will hereinafter be used to indicate a re movable member. either a cut-out initial. symbol or other device adapted to be held in a predetermined position with respect to a mount.

In view of the diversity of demands with respect to initials and designs and since rings are made in a plurality of sizes, it was incumbent upon a dealerto stock a large quantity of rings including the many sizes and initials in the hope of having the right size with the right initial when demanded. This condition meant a large investment and was not always desirable to a retailer who would obviously have money tied up in a great number of articles the sale of which was speculative.

An object of the present invention is. therefore, to provide a ring of such con struction that an initial or other symbol may be quickly and conveniently replaced by another, and especially in rings in which an initial is positioned upon a mounted stone;

Another'object of the invention is to provide a ring in which a' stone may be permanently mounted and an initial member removablv attached thereto.

Another object of the invention is to pro- Application filed May 15, 1925. Serial No. 30,437.

vide a mount and a removable member constructed to be locked in a given position on the mount.

A further object ofthe invention is to provide amount having a stone or facing permanently attached thereto and an initial member adapted for cooperation with the mount'tohold the initial resiliently in contact with the stone.

Although the novel form of locking means of the present invention may be used to lock an initial member in any desirable style of stone mounting, it is herein shown and described in connection with a mount having and use or for replacement by another initial.

The invention will be more fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawing in which I Fig. 1 shows a ring having an initial member attached thereto in accordance with the present invention P Fig. 2 is a top view ofthe ring shown in *igzzl.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view'of the ring" taken on line III-III in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line IVIV in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on.line-V-V in Fig. 2, and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged top view of the ring with the stone removed to show the locking member. s

The selected embodiment of the invention may, as illustrated, comprise a ring 10 having a mount 11 in which a flat stone 12 may be permanently secured in the usual manner: The mount may be of any configuration; the one shown being of parallelogram form and provided with a seat 13 for'the sageway 16 in the stone 12.

An initial member indicated as a Whole by the numeral 17 .may -comprise-a cut-out. initial 18 having an extension or stem 19 disposed perpendicular to the underside of the initial .and secured in .any suitable manner as by soldering or brazing.

The initial member may be positioned upon a stone 12 with the stem extending through the passage 16 and the aperture 15. The end 21 of the stem may be providedwith notches 22 to receive aloe-king member 23 slidable upon the-cross piece 14. The-locking member .may comprise a plate having ears 24 bent about the cross-piece 14 to provide," guides.

at one end,and-havinglan elongated portion with straight parallelsides at the opposite end may be punched in the locking member.

The slotrmay be so disposed as to be regis-- trable with the aperture 15:;in-the cross- .piece 141. Thus the stem 19 maybe positioned so that the end21 thereof is disposed in the slot 25. A movement of the locking member'23 will :then cause the edges of the elongated portion of the slottoenter the notches 22 and secure the initialmember. The initial member may be .providedxwith a dowel pin 26 adapted toenter a'hole'27 in .the stone 12 to prevent relative movementof the initial member'on the face of the stone 12.

The lockingamember 23 serves to securely hold the initial in place and'the cross-piece 14-. maybe relatively athin: and resilient. Furf13ll6l111016, ther-notches i 22 .may be-cutat a slight angle so that when the locking mem- :ber'engages "with and is moved through the notches the initial memberwill be held with ment to lock or unlock an initial member.

It. will :be appreciated that by reason of the present invention a dealer-anay be supplied with the .usuali'line of rings of a reasonable number of different sizes'having' stones therein and 'he'may have an assortement of 'm1t1'als,=any one of 'WlllClFlllfiY be quickly and easily applied to a ringof the size selected bya purchaser, inasmuch as the initial membersmay be applied to'rings *without regard .to: finger size.

,By the provision .of. initialamembers applicable to a'stone permanently secured in a .mounting,the dealer avoids the cost of set- :ting the stone or'lt-he dangerof chipping its A slot 25 of circular form,

. holder fora .stone .on whichitis desirable to dispose an initial. Such articles may be of various designs and by reason of the present invention a dealer would be able to remove an initial from an article of one design and satisfy a customer by placing the initial on the article of a selected design. If instead of initials sit isdesirable to. hold other ornaments: .in place," the ,1316861113" construction will be found. practicable'vvherever interchangeability -is required.

Although a preferred embodiment of the invention 1 is shown: and described" herein other modifications as above enumerated and to' those skilled :in" the art, but such -modilications are contemplated "as come within the scope of the appended claims.

What is 'olaimed'is 1. A' 'fingerringzhavingza mount, astone held in said mount, an initial IIIBIHbBFCOHlprising a stemhalving transversexnotches adjacent its exp'osed r'end, .said stone having a-an aperture towreceive the stem an elongated cross-pieceintegralwith'said'amount, and a member reeiprooable along said 'crosspiece, guide portions integral withssaidz member to embrace the crosspiece to retainiithe' said member slidably' thereonfor engagement with itllfi enot'ches of saidrv stem to 'hold: the initial :iniixed relation to said stone.

2. A"fingerrringzhaving amount az-stone having an: aperture, :saidstone being secured in said mount, e an initial amember' comprising an initial and. astem' integral wwi'thwsaid initial, --;said vstem being oprovided wiith notches and idisposed iin .e said 'aperture, a

resilient orosspiece integral with saidmount,

a member embracing 5 said r 'CIOSSPiGCB'. and slidable thereon to engageevithisaidinotches to hold saiduinitial ina;5givenr relation to said stone.

3., 'A" fingerr ring having a amount, a stone having 1 an aperture 1" and :securiedin said mount,- an initial having a notchedwstem-disposed *in-said aperture, a'oross 'banand a member having. :por tionsthereof embracing said cross baiyesaid" member; being slid'able lengthwise of :said cross bar: for engagement with a notch of said'stem to' hold'theinitial in a given relation to said stone.

1.. A mount" for a finger; ring comprising aninitial member having1atstem adapted to be disposed in. the mount, a resilientt-crosspiece and a lock: member embracing. said cross-piece to engage with the stem of said in movable relation to the cross-piece for initial member to hold the same in a given locking said initial member in a given rev relation to the mount. lation in the mount.

5. A mount for a finger ring comprising In testimony whereof, I have hereunto aninitial member adapted to be disposed subscribed my name this 9th day ofMay, in the mount, a cross-piece, a slidable mem 1925. her embracing said cross-piece, extended portions on said member to retain the same LOUIS LEHR. 

